San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-24
EDITORIAL BREvITIES.

its statement that Cardinals Iaschereau
and Gibbons are In Rome inIerceding IN
behalf OF the Knights OF Labor. THIS Is
true OF Gibbons, but Iaschereau Is
pleading Tor the absolute Introduction OF
the order.
HE anti-prohibitionists and the pro-
hibIIiOnists are little anxious To know
what course Senator Coke and Repre-
tentative Mills Will take in this sum
mrr's campaign. Their advocacy Of the
wet" In The local option fight, IN Nc
Lellan county, Is still remembered.
The Waco Day comes Out in folio
form, all cut and pasted and as hand
some Ms the toilets at Nm afternoon tea.
Waco seems to appreciate a good news
paper.
The New York prohibitiOnists declare
that Chancellor Crosby's high license bill
lis a club 10 beat out the brains OF pro-
hibition -" 1t will also knock the stuf-
dug out OF the low hell holes from which
New York suffers.
JOHN SwINToN, whom no one will ac-
cuse Of q too partial leaning towards the
church and clergy, says that he attended
the Beecher-l ilIon trial clear through,
heard every particle OF evidence, every
speech, was personally acquainted Will
all the parties, and did not then believe,
does not now believe, that Beecher was
gnilty of the crime charged.
WILL the Statesman say at what par
ticular period of bis lite the old English
CARPET weaver and manufacturer became
Judge Bright ~ The only official bench
ne ever occupied was bench IN the
house of commons.
HE Post seems exercised in mind be-
cause Jehu Baker, the successor OF HUrl-
zontal Bill, went TO Washington and re-
manned for several days incOg. Jehu
no doubt was on private smelling com
mittee, and will tell what he found out
when Ii will the country most good TO
hear Ii.
ADVERTISE to the world that the va
cant lands OF this state are subject to
lease by the great cattle syndlcates and
then grow gray waiting for an imml-
grafton boom.
A LEvEL-HEADED writer, speaking OF
the reported seduction OF DIR. FUrds
wife as an excuse for the doctor killing
his wife's paramount, says: There can
be no such thing rs the seduction OF II
married woman. She goes asIray with
her eyes Open" This is Gods truth, and
should be branded into our national con
seriousness
CINCINNATI, after exhaustive research
into the pavement question with tue in
trntiOn Of putting down only the best,
decides in favor OF Asphalt as the safest
for horses, most durable under constant
street travel and much less noisy than
any other kind known. New York city
did not come to the same conclusion a
few years ago.
Fort WORTH seems intoxicated with
its own glory and wants a breathing
spell 10 gather its tangled legs together
and find out just how much actual pro-
gress 1t mas made. Bought HI II Dallas
estimate and sold at its own, Fort Worth
would be a good speculation.
The Western Building Association
Journal is the name Of a new ST. Louis
publication devoted TO the interests OF
building associations. 1t offers itself as
medium of communication between
such associations, to the end that their
work may be made more uniform and
unfayOruDle legislation prevented by CO.
operation 10 secure just legislation.
HE Washington Post considers Con-
necticut, New Jersey, Indiana, MlChi-
gan, Minnesota and Massachusetts rs
among the doubtful states next presi-
Dental election. That Washington Post
Is very wooden one.
A DEMOCRATIC authority says the
democracy wants New York and expect
to have it, but II is no more necessary TO
carry New York in order to elect presi-
dent than il is TO plant beans in the Old
OF the moon IN order to raise good
crop.
Houston is already the railroad CEN
ter OF the south" Houston will be
the largest city In Texas in twelve
months, her future is already assured"
Houston is now ready to make fair
compromise with her C editors" These
three statements form three separate
editorial paragraphs in q single issue OF
u Houston daily. There is a strange in
consequence, not to call 1t inCOngrulty,
between them.
WHEN John Sherman was in Burning
ham the hotel proretor with whom he
stopped refused 10 allow delegation OF
cOlored men TO wait upon Mr.. sherman
in bic room and the senator took up his
quarters in another hotel. Treasury
John has the courage of his political
convictions.
THAT nihilistic plot against the czar's
life went down much deeper than the
world at large has knowledge of. More
assassins have been captured and hung
than st. Petersberg herself is aware OF.
ONTARIO liberals are decidedly opposed
to a legislative union of the provinces,
and in the assembly recently prOmi-
nent member said such action would
Ian fn ODD int
the American union.
The refrigerator plant in San Antonio
Is only waiting for u little moisture to
lubricate the machine, when il will be
found in good running order. Like all
western Texas, il is waiting for rain.
FORT SMITH, Arkansas, is admirably
situated for trade, has a magnificent
agricultural country tributary TO it, has
no rivals within two hundred miles, Is
blessed with very progressive set of
business men, and is enjoying as big Il
boom as her best friends could desire. 1t
10 the Queen city of Arkansas.
Missouri has Kansas on the west and
Iowa on the north. Both of these neigh
bOrs are prohibition states, and Missouri,
seeing the evils OF prohibition that does
not prohibit, refuses 10 vote upon the
amendment. Her knowledge begets
wisdom.
The Waco Examiner cannot stand
Kleberg and does not appear to be great
ly in love with Cleveland. 1t asserts
that Kleberg has done more evil since he
has been in office than Cleveland has
done good. Ii Is the things which
Cleveland has not done that Will rise up
In the democratic day Of judgment and
condemn him.
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